diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a0359d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[DEFAULT]
+debian-branch = master
+upstream-branch = upstream
+pristine-tar = True
+
+[buildpackage]
+compression = gz